Post consumer recycled mono PP food packaging

SUPCYCLE BOPP by Süper Film:  the food contact recycled flexible packaging is a finalists at WPO Worldstar Awards (which, we remind you, will be celebrated on May 30th during Ipack-Ima).

The world population, which was 2 billion in the early 1950s, has now exceeded 8 billion and the climate crisis we are currently experiencing indicates that environmental impacts of increasing waste are reaching serious levels.

The power of recyclability and the flexible packaging case
Therefore, the petrochemical industry and the packaging sector, which uses these products as inputs, are among the industries with the greatest responsibility for sustainable production and consumption. In terms of sustainability, there are two significant issues that the entire value chain in the packaging sector focuses on: the inclusion of recycled materials in packaging and its suitability for reuse within a circular economy. Packaging from polyester-based PET bottles can be highly recycled and reused, thanks to the existing deposit system. However, reuse in flexible packaging structures requires a more complex transformation. While a 0.5-liter PET bottle weighs between 13-15 grams, an empty flexible packaging package weighs between 3-7 grams. Additionally, existing package structures are often produced with multiple materials, making them unsuitable for recycling even if collected.

Product safety and recyclable packaging. Another crucial point that should not be overlooked in packaging structures redesigned for circular use is product safety. The direct impact of packaging that comes into contact with food on human health must be considered, and it should be noted that many structures made from post-consumer recycled materials have not undergone processes suitable for direct food contact.

Plus of  the SUPCYCLE BOPP films
Ensuring mono-structure recovery and product safety is of paramount importance for sustainability in flexible packaging. Based on this need, the SUPCYCLE BOPP products developed by Süper Film are produced using post-consumer recycled (PCR) raw materials suitable for direct food contact and are designed to be recyclable after consumption. They can be used either in single form or as laminates. SUPCYCLE films are one of the unique example in the sector produced from single-layer, directly food-contact compliant, recycled post consumer PP waste of different structures.
This project is a dream come true for closing the loop for 3-7 g flexible pack design that contains PCR. The advantages of 90% post consumer recycled mono-pp food packaging by Süper Film includes the content of BOPP film with 90% post consumer recycled material; the Suitability for monomaterial web design with printing and also sealing properties; the containing food-safe recyclable materials; the recyclability; the andvanced in optical and mechanical properties and finally, the suitability of use in fast packaging machines.